Special Education Advocacy

My name is Ashley Nelson. I am a wife of an Army Veteran and a Mom of four little girls. I am also the oldest of five children, with my youngest brother having Special Needs. I watched my parents navigate the Special Education process with my brother and it inspired me to pursue a career in Teaching Children with Special Needs. After over 10 years of teaching, I came to realize that I could help more families and students as an Advocate and Educator of the Special Education process.

Education:

• Educational Leadership degree (Ed.S.) from Bridgewater State University

• Master’s degree (M.Ed.) in Severe Special Education from Bridgewater State University

• Bachelor's degree in psychology from Bridgewater State University

Work Experience:

• The May Center School for Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders

• The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities

• Melrose Elementary School, Freetown-Lakeville Middle School, Middleboro Middle School as a Special Education Teacher providing inclusion push-in services and substantially separate classroom teacher.

• Additional Training:

• Parent Consultant Training Institute (PCTI) and internship with the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN)

• The Arc@Schools Advocate Training

• WrightsLaw Training